The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-27

NEW YORK, Jan. l1.--In no city III the
country doe, one meet many pleasant
people in social way as in New York L
suppose it j. because there more people OF
all kinds here than elsewh here. At musicale
the other evening | met more persons whom
you read about in the papers than could tell
You about in half page.
10 ltgin; ladies first: There is brilliant,
dark eyed Georgia Cayvan, who has made
you all nearly cry in her acting of May
Blossom There, too, is Ella Dietz Clymer,
with the face of Saint Cecilia She Is "a
saint. her friends say, ii ever one strayed
down To- earth to live. Mrs. Clymer trains
pupils for the stage now, | am told. Gentle
Jenny June sits beside Mrs. Clymer Mrs.
Eroy denny juno has done more hard news
paper work than almost any other writer liv
iu-s, woman, though her face bears
iittlc trace of it. over there sits Kate San
born. with her large, brainy looking head,
bright. fresh face aud golden hair. | have
said somewhere. that women, as a SEX are
lacking ia the sense of humor Please make
AN exception in the ease of Kate Sanborn.
She >parkleS with mirth and humor. AMI IL
witty enough To he great great great grand
daughter of Sidney Smith himself.
Miss Sanhorn is living here this winter
anu j, a charming addition - those literary
and artistic circles which constitute exactly
the most delightful Soriety of New York
Thrrr, tnn, little nearer tine musicians, is
I'M alert little lady, with very bright, quickly
gGncn- eyes. and a ready repartee. That,
II you please, Il AUNT Fanny" Barrow,
known 10 NIL readers.
There are ~ many distinguished women to
he mentioned that they almost crowd out the
men. Vet there men here worth know
ing He with the slightly sarcastic face and
uu~tachr ami imperial like Louis Napoleon,
u Constant Mayer. the artist. lie wears III
his hutton hole tiny rrd knot, the ribbon of
the French Legion of Honor
Two other men come II little late Do YOU
remember IN that delightful opera, Pa
titucr." GroSv tnor, the fieshy asthett who
hal a mortgage on beauty. whom all the girls
went mad over, and who said sorrowfuIly
Curses on me fatal attractions" Well this
iLimitahlr t'ruN.enor comes to the musicale
tonight III ordinary dress and, it
must hc confessed, looking little
bored. tie lives III New York and his name
Is Eugene Clarke He comes late, for he has
been Ia a rehearsal Another comes late too,
tall, striking booking man, with beautiful
white hair whom New Workers and many
others recosuiz, the instant they clap eyes ON
hun, He is Harry Edwards, of Wallack's
theatre; h., in velvet coat and silk stockings
has Just been PLAYING Sir oliver Surface in
the ''Schpol for scandal "
Th,~t. are a few OF tin. persons who sit to-
night and listen. now to the great laundering
ruutr;lto az Nine. rrrhrIIi and now 10 violin
notes =" exquisite, - fine and far-avay sweet
that they sound like spirit music hnating in
the mir.
TIA" parlo" lc,'turc, too, i another form OF
entertainment very popular i'll New York
city Tins winter The fashion came from Bos-
ton Mrs. Henrietta Crane Russell and Ter
husband ar" among the al vocate> amt leaders
here 81 the pclSartc system OF elOcution. or
acting. ~ expression, whatever YOU might
rall H don't know, I'm sure The idea is
that certain noV~n of "A muscle a Ger
tain turn II the hand ur head or arm means
given Thought or emotion If Won learn
UhoS'' movements You can express exactly
the given Thought or emotion In j. wonder
full, too how much there is in the system
only, alas, Americans know very little
about it. The Cranes now in England
\ wave of lsychIcS amt occutism is pass-
ing " er New York also. There are NIGHTLY
l,lrlor L. lures n,aruation mind rea Linz,
,.larvoyanc... trance and mysticism of varinI,s
sorts which are listened 10 with atsorhino
interest JAMES ELMER
Living Pre>idsut< and Nice-Fre>idents.
Pleas. STATE. how many ex presidents aud vice
presidents Of rh,. United States are living
J.wS
Ex-Pre~idrur Hrve~; eN Vice Presidents
HamIiu and Wheeler